Author: Vardiafrica

Women from the Ipo community have blocked the entrance to the Port Harcourt airport. As early as 7:30 am on Tuesday morning, the women from Ipo which is one of the host communities of the airport, blocked the gate at the airport roundabout, waving placards, singing, wailing, and even cooking at the gate. Some of the inscriptions on their banner include ‘We Demand Our Citizens Rights’, ‘Ipo Women Peaceful Protest’, among others. Channels Television gathered that the aggrieved women were trying to get government’s attention to their lack of electricity, good roads, and poor schools despite their community playing host…

Top political leaders from the different wards of Obio/Akpor are currently showing their solidarity for the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in a protest march. As of the time of filing this report, the protesters were at the Rumueme Civic Center in Port Harcourt, and the likes of Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ogundu Chinda, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and former Council Chairman, George Ariolu were leading the march. They are demanding that the Inspector General of Police, continues to occupy the councils and not succumb to any form of intimidation. The solidarity…

President Bola Tinubu has announced that the efforts of the security forces in the fight against insecurity in the North-West is yielding results and has resulted in disrupting and dismantling of criminal networks. The President said this at the North-West Peace and Security Summit organised by the North-West Governors’ Forum in Katsina, the capital of Katsina State on Monday. Represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Tinubu assured Nigerians that the progress made so far is just the beginning as the government is making more effort in providing a better secured environment for all citizens in every region of the…

The Kano State High Court has adjourned the sitting in a case filed by the Kano State Government, to restrain the 15th Emir Ado Bayero and four other emirs, from parading themselves as emirs. The motion on notice was filed by the plaintiffs on interlocutory injunction, after the interim order was granted by the court and the first defendant, in the suit served the plaintiff with a counter affidavit which they were to respond to. The presiding judge, Justice Amina Adamu listened to both counsels, and adjourned the hearing of the suit till 2nd July, 2024. The development comes after…

Vice President Kashim Shettima says the throne of the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III is an institution that must be jealously guarded and protected. The Vice President stated this at the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina State on Monday There have been rumours that the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State allegedly plot to depose the Sultan and some traditional rulers in the state But Shettima, who spoke shortly after the Sultan at the Monday event, said the Sultan is not just a monarch in the North-West state but an institution that must be…

Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, says it will take decades for the north-west to be free from the menacing security challenge. The Sultan spoke in Katsina on Monday at the ‘Inaugural north west peace and security summit’. “What we must do is challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives,” the Sultan said. “But it will take decades to get out of it if at all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and the problems. The monarch expressed the readiness of traditional rulers in the region to…

Former council chairpersons from 21 of the 23 LGAs in Rivers have led protests in their respective council areas. Last week, Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, asked the heads of local government administration to immediately assume control of the 23 council areas. This followed the end of the three-year tenure of the council chairpersons. Despite the governor’s directive, some of the former LGA chairpersons reportedly attempted to resume duties at the council secretariat, but were chased away by youths The development heightened the political tension in Rivers as residents protested at some of the LGA secretariats. Police officers fired multiple shots to disperse…

Police authorities have beefed up security at the two palaces in Kano’s metropolitan area, deploying additional armed personnel to maintain order and ensure the safety of the rival emirs, amidst ongoing tensions In a phone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, the outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, verified the information, confirming the development in an exclusive interview. Gumel said, “Equipped and armed personnel have been deployed to handle any unforeseen circumstances around the identified areas.” AIG Gumel revealed that the deployment is a proactive measure to preempt potential security breaches and maintain a tranquil…

Solid Minerals Development Minister, Dr. Dele Alake, presented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a gold bar, sourced from artisanal and small gold miners and refined by the Solid Minerals Development Fund to meet the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery Standard. Alake, during the event, praised President Tinubu for supporting reforms in the solid minerals sector, assuring that the National Gold Purchase Program (NGPP) would enhance the country’s reserves and boost the naira’s value.  Alake explained to President Tinubu that this event marked the first commercial transaction under the NGPP, a centralised offtake scheme supported by a decentralised network of…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it will deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) gas pipeline project by August 2024 — a shift from the previous date announced. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of NNPC, spoke on Saturday during an inspection tour of the OB3 pipeline River Niger crossing operation in Delta, according to a statement by Olufemi Soneye, the firm’s chief corporate communications officer. Speaking after the tour, Kyari expressed delight at the breakthrough, which signals the imminent completion of the project. “This is a major project of monumental value to our country. What this means is that this is the…